US sends Guantanamo prisoners to Georgia, Slovakia
Source: Associated Press
US sends Guantanamo prisoners to Georgia, Slovakia
By BEN FOX, Associated Press | November 20, 2014 | Updated: November 20, 2014 2:49pm
MIAMI (AP) — Five prisoners have been released from Guantanamo Bay as part of a renewed effort to close the detention center on the U.S. Navy base in Cuba, officials said Thursday.
Three men were sent to Georgia and two to Slovakia for resettlement. They were among dozens of low-level prisoners at Guantanamo who were determined to no longer pose a threat by an administration task force in 2009.
Their release brings the total prison population to 143, about 100 fewer than when President Barack Obama took office pledging to close the detention center.
Obama's vow to close Guantanamo was thwarted by Congress, which prohibited sending any prisoner to the U.S. for any reason and imposed restrictions that brought releases to a halt.
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